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A. STUBER.

HEGISTERING MECHANISM. APPLxcATIoN man 1Avl1,x91s.

Patented Maw 28, 1922.

A. STUBER.

EEGISHRING MECHANISM. APPucAIoN mm MM xl. mls.

1,410,772. Patented Mm. 28, l19:22.

4 smUs-snf 2.

C OTAL BALLUNS GASOLINK :mamans: alumna C mus veuve-AL. 95 y A. STUBER.

4 HlETS-SHEET 3.

INVENTOR Patented Mar. 28, 1922.

A. STUBER.

REGISTERING MECHANISM. APPLicmou man MAY 11. 19m.

l ,410,772. Patented Mar. 2s, 1922.

4 SHLES-SHEET 4.

the motor.

UNITED STt'ii ADOLPH STUBER, F Hslin? REGISTERING MEi'E-Igi.

.l ,410, 772. Specification of Application tiled lay 11,

To all Awhom t my concern y Be it known that l. AnoLrH S'rUnnn, of Rochester, in the county of Monroe and State o New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Refyistering Mechanism; and I do hereby declare the following to he a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, formlngopart of this application, and to the refer ence numerals marked thereon.

The present invention relates to registering mechanisms of the ty disclosed 1n my (fo-pending application, erinl No. 200,261, filed November 5, 1917` andV has for its object toprovide mechanism for determining the rntio in distance traveled per unit of fuel consumed by motor driven vehicles in combination with means for indicutin the supply and total amount of 'fuel userv by A further object of the invention is to provide a ratio indicating mechsnism for indicating the amount of fuel con sumed by an engine in vproportion to amount of work performed thereby. A lstill further object of the invention is to rovide a motor driven ratio indicating mec muis-rn for determining the amount of fuel consumed by the motor for a given amount of work performed thereby in combination with a fuel registering device` the latter being operatively connected with and the for mer releasably controlled by pneumaticully actuated devices which are under the control of a vacuum fuel feedingT system for supplying fuel toth'e motor. To thesel and' other ends the invention resides in certain improvements and combinations of parts all as will be hereinafter more fully described, the novel features being pointed out in the claims at the end of the speoication.

In the drawings:

, Figure 1 is a front elevational view with the casing cover removed to show the, fuel registering and ratio indicetinp; mechanisms` the latter being shown in section IFigure 2 is a transverse sectioh-a'l elevation taken on line 2*2a of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a longitudinal sectional View taken on line- 3-3 of Figure 1 with the clutches shownin release osition;

'Figure 4 is an., enlarge sectional elevation taken on line4 4-,4" of Figure 1;

Figure 5 isa front view ofthe casing show ing the relative positions of the ratio-indi' catingand fuel registering mechanism;

the v N if@ YORK.

Letters Prism Patented Mur. 28, 1922.

1918. Serial No. 233,888.

Figures (5 to ll inclusive :ire diagrammatic views of the rutioindicating mecha uisn. drums or wheels shown in their several positions of operation Figuie '1Q is o sectional elevation taken through the vnrnum controlled fuel measuring sppnlatus which is shown connected with the cylinders ol' the ratio-indicating and fue! registering mechanisms, und

Figure lll is n Vview in 'elevation showing the nppiicntion of the invention to a. motor driven vehicle.

Similar reference characters throughout the sevrrsl viens indicate the same parts.

The! iresi-ut invention comprises u pneu nmticaliy operated fuel registering mechanism actuated by f rtion produced in a small piston-rdrr` mi: i:.\jlin\'ir'vr coupled with a rsu umn ifontrolied fuel feeding and measuring receptacle which connected preferably with the mnnitohi of un internal combustion engine o kwhich fuel is supplied by said receptacle. The receptacle is also oonnccted with a second cvlinder havingr a r l pneumstieally actuated; piston whloh serves to offert, first tlnI release o? e.` holdino clutch for a spring controlled indicating i rum or wheel und thereafter o driving clutch for actuating Suid wheel connected with a iexibln driving shaft actuated by a movable member arranged to he driven the engine.

The two rvlinders lyiving the clutch reieusing :imi regiaetcrilfgf mechanism opernt4 in.;T listone preferably connected with the voi-snm mensuriilg Junk by Vmeans of a, .single ronduit lending from he mechanism "l tous in which n Hout operates iwi 'full of? liquid to periodically :s relie c-mtroilinfg the suc ll eenling to the nmnii'olrl of the the incl mf :ring und shannonrcspertiveiy oprrntcd fzlnfiuli'nneousiy to lnflirsts the mutui :in-.nuff o incl cons nnneih -iogether with the su i remaining in the supply 'Lenk mul zoe ;.:oportionatc amount riassunte-fl 'by the engins for n 1given amount o? uozh iicrloruu-.gl '.lwroiij: which in the present ine fauve, is in terms of tile distance tmwlellv by the n :i le to which the engine is applied.

Referring; to the casing containing the indicating und reistering mechanisms which are prefer- 'ab y mounted upon a, relatively heavy base 2 at the heck of the casing while the front l (i l) the drawings, l rebresents v points as indicated in Figure thereof is provided with a removable cover 8 beneath which is lplaced the. protectin glass or transparentV member i4 throng which the indicating and registering mechanisms are observed, opei or windows 'in the cover being provid at the proper 5. The ratiomdicatin mechanism comprises an indicatin wheelg journaled upon a bearing 6 prefera ly integral with a. vshaft 7 havin its outer end extended into the'post 8 and eld therein b the set screw 9 asshown-in Figure 1, said wheelV 5 being spaced from the post Sfby means of the collar 8*.

Adjacent the bearing 6 of the shaft 7 is an enlarged bearin 10 upon which is ro tatably mounted a riven wheel or drum 11 lyin within the indicating wheel 5 and provide/with a projection 12 upon its face arran to enga a similar rejection 13 on t e adjacent ace of the in 'eating wheel for rotating the latter to wind us the sprlng 14, which spring actuates sai wheel to proper indicating position when the latter 1s released by the clutch 15 in a manner to e'hereinafter described. The spring 14 is eld in a pocket formed bythe centrallyl disposed ring 16 which is preferabl4 integral with the wheel 5, one end o the s ring being connected with said ring and t e other with the hub 17 of the drum 11,

'as shown in Figure 1. The drum 11 is provided on its inner face with a pocket adapted to receivepthe spring 18 for actuat-` ing said drum in one direction, the inner end of the s ring being connected with the bearing mem r 10 upon which the drum rotetes and the outer end with the drum itself. Integral with the bearing 10 of the shaft 7 is a sleeve 19 upon which is mounted a collar 20 adjacent the drum 11, said coilar being 4fixed or held upon the sleeve by means of the screw 21, as shown. Rotatbl mounted upon the sleeve adjacent the collar is a driving wheel 22 (Fig. 3) held in spaced relation with respect to the drum 11 by said collar and arranged to be driven from a predetermined starting point or Yzero position by the driving clutch 23 having the cork or other Hexible inserts 24 which normally engage the wheel 22 as shown in Figure 1. The driving wheel 22 when nctuated and released by the clutch 23 is returned to zero position by the coil spring 25 held in the. pocket formed in saidfwheel by means of the flange 26 integral with the clutch bearing 27 which is supportedlby the outer end of the sleeve 19.

The wheel 22 when driven by the clutch 23 serves to rotate the drum. 11 in one direction to wind up the spring 18, the latter returnin said drum to its initial starting point. e operating connections between the drum 11 and driving wheel 22 are the pink tit-projections 28 and 29 respectively,

i shaftV 52 the latterl a i the v 30 when the whcel22 ignagngaellxo `as shown in unes 1 and 2. A washer 37 mounted on' t e are withY the spaced 'ze shaft 31 against the face' of the hub 34 130 and by Contactin with the pin 32, serves to hold said `sha `within the sleeve bear mg 19, said washer being yieldingly held inl Contact with said hub spr' a t e bearing 31 intermediate 35. Fixed upon the shaft the bearings 35 and 36' is a gear 39 adapted to mesh with a worm 40 on a transverse shaftl 41 having one end with the back`2 of the easing while the op- Eoslt end of said shaft is journaled iny a caring 43 mounted on the casing., lThe sliaft #4,1 43 is be driven by the worin one end of which is jcurnaled in the bearing 47 while the opposite end of the shaft 46 is journaled in the healing 48 carried by the bracket 49 which is the bearings 43 and cent the bearing 48 is also providediwlth Va worm 50 meshing with a wormvl ,the ournaled in the braoketdrwhich adjacent the bearing is secure .Y shown.. The worm shaft52 is drivom Def erably by the transmission drive'ha t vtitl through the llexibleV shaft 54 asV shown in Figure 13. It will be seen therefore that the flexible shaft clutch 23 and clutch shaft 31 through the intermediate worm shafts 41, 46 andl 52, asL shown in Figure 1. l

The clutch member 15 comprises the oen tral ring 55 surrounding the` collar and having the extended arms 56 ca cork or other flexible inserts 57 which no mally engage and hold the indicating wheel 5 in whatever position it is moved to by the s ring 14 when said wheel is released by the 120 c utch. The clutch is pivoted at 58 upon the with.

post 59 and is normally held in contact the indicating wheel by means of the sprihg 60 having one end connected withv the projection 61 of the clutch and the Aother: end 125 65 surrounding the hub of the clutc The 13o lower wall of the.V

by meims of ther Y 38 on the shaft between the washer 86 provided with# worm 44 ada 'ted to 95 4'5 on the s aft 46l Journaled in a bearing member 42 connected 90 preferably integralV with 47. yThe shaft wadjato the bottom of thevcaemgas 54 serves to drive, the 11o g the y adapted-t0 be mimi' ring is provided with the adjuetnhlc pins 6' pro'ectxng into the groove 67 ol said huh which eiect movement of the latter when the lever is moved outwardly. l he sp1-ing S8 serves to return the clutch to normal position when the lever 63 has been actuated and releasedin a manner which will presently he described.

T he clutches 15 and 23 are both arranged to be pneumatically actuated to releesc posi tion by the iston 68 in the cylinder 69 which is connecte with the vacuum feed tank 70 bv means of the conduit 71, as shown in Figure 13. The piston 68 is provided with a. stem or rod 72 u on which is {ixed a head 73 having pivoted t ereon at 74 the' clutch actuating member 7 5 which is integral with the releasing arm 76 normally held in the position shown. in Figure 1 by the spring- 77 which serves to maintain the lateral projcc* tion 78 of the pivoted member 75 in Contact with the clutch arm 7 9 until such time as the valve 80 controlling the suction conduit 81 connectin the vacuum tank with the inanifold 82 o the engine 83 is opened by move ment of the float 84 ,which is operatively connected with said valve in a wel] known manner as shown in Figure 12. When said valve 80 is opened, suction is produced in the conduit 71 and cylinder 69 whereby the piston 68 and rod 72 are actuated to effect outward movement of the clutch arm 79 through the medium of the pivoted member To. When the indicating wheel clutch has thus been moved to disengage the wheel, the pivoted member 75 is trip d by the releasing arm 76 when the beve ed face 85 thereof rides upon theinclned face 86 of the piston rod guide B7 which is clearly shown in Figure 1.

The driving clutch for the wheel 22 is acu tuated to release positionby the adjustable screw 88 :is the inner end of the short lever 89 which l pivoted intermediate its ends at 90 to the' t 91, the outer end of said lever being 'oonnected with the head 73 by means 0f thellink.

The indicatin wheel clutch is, however, re eased and returned to normal tonbefore the release of the driving c uteh takes place in order that the indibatinglwheel may assume its proper indicating positil y before the wheel 22 is returned to aero up ion.

'Aftelggthe driving clutch has been releaeed, the 68 and clutch operating parts actouted thereby are all returned to normal position by the spring 93 one end of which 1s anchored to the post 94 and the other to the link 92, as shown in Figure 3. Y When the piston 68 is being returned to the position shown in Figure 1 b seid spring, the rounded portion ofthe e utch engaging member 78 will ride over the outer extremity of the clutch arm 79 and the spring 77 will then more the member 7:3 and projection 78 into it is connected with the vacuum feed tank by means of the conduit 955 are of well known form and are operatively connected with the piston 99 of the cylinder 10() hy means of the link 101 which is pivoted at one cod to the piston rod 102 and at thc other end to the Segment 103 that serves to uctuate said renjistering devices which are constructed and operated in a manner similar to that set forth in my fro-pending application above referred to. The piston 99h; actuated simul taneously with the releasiJ of the indicatingV wheel clutch by the piston 68 of the cylinder 69, since the cylinder is connected with the suction conduit Ti by means of the con-- duit '104 as shown in Figure El. The iston 99 is returned. to normal position within the cylinder 100 by means of the coil spring; 105 connected with the link 101 and with the in 106 secured upon the Wall of the casing. he vacuum fuel feeding and measuring tank in adapted to periodically discharge predetermined quantities of fuel to be fed to the carburetor 410iV of the engine through the conduit 108 at such times as the valve 8() is closed and the air inlet valve 109 open, hut as soon as the float 84 in the measuringy receptacle llreaches a predetermined point during its descent, the valve 8() is opened and the air inlet valve 109 closed, thus placing: the suction conduit 81 in communication with said receptacle and effecting simultaneous movement of 1the pistons G8 and 99 by means of the suction produced in the cylinders of the pistons through the conduit 7l. l

The pneumatic release of the clutches controlling the ratio-indicati Y:wheel will therefore be periodically' efi'eetll at the expiration of the consumption of a predetermined quantity of fuel hy the engine and in the present instance, the distance traveled by the vehicle duringl said fue] consumption period will be registered by the indicating wheel which is always held hv the clutch during such consumption pcrio c s and released at the expiration thereof.

In the operation of the ratiodndicating mechanism. assuming that the driving wheel 29 drum 11 and indication,r wheel i are all at zero position as shown in Figures 1 and (i and the vehicle is then driven a distance of 20 miles for the first gallon or unit of fuel consumed by the engine, the pins 12, 28 and 29 will reach the position shown in Figure 7. lf now, the clutch 15 is released, the pin 13 will move to the position shown in Figure 8 at which position the wheel 5 will register 20 and said clutch will then return to engagement with the indicating ilo lill) `of fuel' consumed, if the` vehicle should wheel and Vthereafter the driving clutch 23 will be released and the spring 25 will return the wheel 22 to zero position and move the pin 29 back to the position shown in Fi ure 6, but the pins l2, 13 and 2B will be he d in the osition shown in Figue 8. For the next ga lon of fuel consumed by the engine, if the vehicle should only travel 15 miles, then the in 29 would reach the position shown in' igure 9 and when the clutch 15 is again released, the pins 12, 13 and 28 will move to the position shown in Figure 10 and thereafter when the drivinggielutch is released, the pin 29 will again retirn'tof zero position leaving the ins 12, 13 and 28, as shown in Figure 10. or the thirdgallon travel 25 miles, the pin 13 would remain in the position Vshown in Figure 10 and the pine 12, 28 and29 would move to the position shown in Figure 11, but as soon as the indicating wheel clutch is released, the pin 13 will again move into engagement with the pin .12 and said indicating wheel will then register 25, after which when the driving clutch is released, the pin 29 will move back to zero position.

It will be understood that in the o erations just described, the pins are move by the wheels or drums t which they are attached, the latter being moved, of course, by their res ctive springs.

claim as my invention:

1. A registering mechanism comprising a rotatable indicating wheel, a clutch normally holding said wheel against rotation,

a settin mehaiiism forjoerating said wheel Vwhen re eased, a driving c said setting mechanism, said driving clutch, a. recprocally Ym'onnte member, means for eifectng operation of the same, a clutch operating member ivoted upon said reci roeally mounted mem r for actuating the Q for moving said operating'member to release said clutc a lever Kfornulmeting release of said driving clutch 'after theL release of said indicatin wheel and a link connecting said lljeaver with said reciprocally mounted mem- 2. A reg' ering mechanism comprising a rotatable indicating wheel, a clutch normally holding said wheel against? rotation means for returning said clutch to normal position when actuated, a setting mechanism for operating said wheel `when nelesed, a

utch Yfor actuating driving 'clutch for actuatingisaid setting mechanismtmeans for rotatngsaidtdriving clntch, a reczprocatory membelg'a clntlzh actuating member pivoted thereonand 15de ted to move the first mentioned clutch toire` ease yosition when the member in one direction, means for causing said clutch actuating member to release said clutch as the reciprocatory member appreaches the limit of its movement, a lever adapted to move said driving clutch .to release position after the first mentioned clutch has returned to normal position, and link means connectin said lever with. said reciprocatory mem r.

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means for rotating t mentioned clutch, means:

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